Door Seals

Post by **billlobban** » Tue Oct 13, 2009 6:30 pm

How do you fit seals to the bottom of the doors. Both front doors have had nice new seals fitted by previous owner but there is a gale blowing under my kilt from the bottom of the doors.
Any suggestions as to what to fit and how?
One of these days I'll be able to contribute without begging for information

Post by **bmcecosse** » Tue Oct 13, 2009 6:38 pm

That'll be the 'through flow ventilation' kicking in! The door should bed nicely on the aperture rim seal - but in addition - there should be a strip seal along the lower section of the door - it's held in by spring clips going into a row of holes.

Post by **billlobban** » Tue Oct 13, 2009 7:02 pm

Anyone got a foto as I dont seem to have a row of holes. Door bottoms appear to have been rebuilt (see previous comments about the artfull bodger)

Post by **bmcecosse** » Tue Oct 13, 2009 7:13 pm

Page R12 of the Workshop manual!

Post by **jonathon** » Tue Oct 13, 2009 8:27 pm

Here's a photo for you . bottom row of holes in the door

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Post by **billlobban** » Tue Oct 13, 2009 10:01 pm

Thanks again all

Post by **GeorgeHurst** » Tue Oct 13, 2009 11:56 pm

On my doors there are is also a channel on the very bottom of the door, actually underneath the door, the bit that you can't see, if that makes sense.
A rubber seal fits in here, easily popped in with one half of a wooden clothes peg

Post by **billlobban** » Wed Oct 14, 2009 8:59 am

GeorgeHurst wrote:On my doors there are is also a channel on the very bottom of the door, actually underneath the door, the bit that you can't see, if that makes sense.
A rubber seal fits in here, easily popped in with one half of a wooden clothes peg

This is mentioned on a fact sheet from one of the suppliers but again I cant see on mine where it fits and winter is coming

Post by **jonathon** » Wed Oct 14, 2009 10:16 am

The underside seal is often left off if the doors have been rebuilt. They do very little to stop draught as the main sealer is the one shown in my pic above. Just make sure that this one seals the full length of the kick plates

Post by **alanworland** » Wed Oct 14, 2009 10:53 pm

I get quite a blast of air (when the windows are open) from underneath the door panel! I think it gets in through the door drain holes, into the door itself then exits between the door and the panel.
I reckon a plastic 'skin' stuck to the door under the panel would cure this?

Post by **jonathon** » Wed Oct 14, 2009 10:58 pm

It will. All of the access holes in the inner door skin should be sealed with either tape or plastic sheet. Stops the door cards getting damp too.

Post by **Bazzalucas** » Mon Oct 19, 2009 12:07 pm

I used a self-adhesive closed-cell foam weatherstrip, approx 8mm by 20mm along the length of the inside edge of the door bottom, covering the row of holes that abuts the sill. Worked a treat.

Post by **rupert** » Sun Oct 25, 2009 9:09 pm

I have used a nice temporary seal along the bottom of the door apeture which has worked very well.

Get some of that black insulation which is used for pipes which is a foam cylinder (about 2 1/2" diameter) and has a slot cut in it. Open it out and slip it over the botom of the apeture, then slam the door (it will be a bit tricky!) the foam will deform and take up the space - voila!

Alternativly you can get the proper seal!

Rupert

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